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Genomic and nutritional innovations for genetically superior farmed fish to improve efficiency in European aquaculture

Objective

AquaIMPACT is a major effort to integrate the fields of fish breeding and nutrition to increase the competiveness of EU's aquaculture of Atlantic salmon, rainbow trout, gilthead seabream and European seabass, to ensure food and nutrition security and to satisfy consumer demands for high-quality seafood with limited environmental impact. These four species together represent 75% in volume and 89% in value of the total farmed finfish production. AquaIMPACT will develop products and services based on genomic selection for the European aquaculture breeding industry, with focus on cost efficient trait recording and genotyping, and selection for traits that can only be recorded under commercial conditions. By incorporating emerging ingredients, essential nutrients and appropriate additives developed by companies, novel nutritional and feeding strategies will be up-scaled and tailor-made specifically for the genetically improved fish arising from breeding programmes. The use of genomic technologies will be economically optimised and in combination with the nutritional solutions demonstrated to produce more robust, healthy, nutritious and resource-efficient fish, promoting industrial practices of re-circular bioeconomy, zero-waste and more efficiency use of natural resources. Impacts of the innovations will be measured under practical farming conditions, co-working with commercial partners, producing more profitable farming practices. Developments in imaging technology and spectroscopy, internet-of-things, machine learning and smart-software are harnessed to improve cost efficiency of operations and to provide novel products and services. The communication and exploitation will be linked to interactive multi-actor dialogue, bringing together views of consumers, regulatory authors and companies to increase societal acceptance of aquaculture as a sustainable source of high quality nutritional products.

Call for proposal

H2020-BG-2018-2020

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Sub call

H2020-BG-2018-1

Coordinator

LUONNONVARAKESKUS
Net EU contribution
€ 795 559,51
Address
Latokartanonkaari 9
00790 Helsinki
Finland

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Manner-Suomi Helsinki-Uusimaa Helsinki-Uusimaa
Activity type
Research Organisations
Other funding
€ 0,00

Participants (23)

SYNDICAT DES SELECTIONNEURS AVICOLES ET AQUACOLES FRANCAIS
France
Net EU contribution
€ 198 350,13
Address
Centre Inra De Tours Nouzilly
37380 Nouzilly

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SME

The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.

Yes
Region
Centre — Val de Loire Centre — Val de Loire Indre-et-Loire
Activity type
Other
Other funding
€ 0,00
Third-party

Legal entity other than a subcontractor which is affiliated or legally linked to a participant. The entity carries out work under the conditions laid down in the Grant Agreement, supplies goods or provides services for the action, but did not sign the Grant Agreement. A third party abides by the rules applicable to its related participant under the Grant Agreement with regard to eligibility of costs and control of expenditure.

ECLOSERIE MARINE DE GRAVELINES ICHTUS
France
Net EU contribution
€ 56 873,60
Address
Voie Des Enrochements
59820 Gravelines

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Region
Hauts-de-France Nord-Pas de Calais Nord
Activity type
Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
Other funding
€ 24 374,40
FERMES MARINES DU SOLEIL SAS
France
Net EU contribution
€ 117 732,65
Address
Port Du Douhet
17840 La Bree Les Bains

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Region
Nouvelle-Aquitaine Poitou-Charentes Charente-Maritime
Activity type
Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
Other funding
€ 50 456,85
BENCHMARK GENETICS NORWAY AS
Norway
Net EU contribution
€ 171 024,00
Address
Sandviksboder 3a
5035 Bergen

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Region
Norge Vestlandet Vestland
Activity type
Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
Other funding
€ 73 296,00
INVE TECHNOLOGIES NV
Belgium
Net EU contribution
€ 18 905,25
Address
Hoogveld 93
9200 Dendermonde

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Region
Vlaams Gewest Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen Arr. Dendermonde
Activity type
Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
Other funding
€ 8 102,25
SKRETTING AQUACULTURE RESEARCH CENTRE AS
Norway
Net EU contribution
€ 240 383,50
Address
Po Box 319
4016 Stavanger

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Region
Norge Vestlandet Rogaland
Activity type
Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
Other funding
€ 103 021,50
MOWI ASA
Norway
Net EU contribution
€ 263 394,25
Address
Sandviksbodene 77 A/b
5035 Bergen

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Norge Vestlandet Vestland
Activity type
Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
Other funding
€ 112 883,25
SPAROS LDA
Portugal
Net EU contribution
€ 176 449,00
Address
Area Empresarial De Marim Lote C
8700 221 Olhao

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SME

The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.

Yes
Region
Continente Algarve Algarve
Activity type
Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
Other funding
€ 75 621,00
LES SOURCES DE L'AVANCE
France
Net EU contribution
€ 39 620,00
Address
Rue De La Grande Lande 505
40120 Roquefort

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Region
Nouvelle-Aquitaine Aquitaine Landes
Activity type
Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
Other funding
€ 16 980,00
DORSET IDENTIFICATION BV
Netherlands
Net EU contribution
€ 63 287,00
Address
Weverij 26,
7122MS Aalten

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Region
Oost-Nederland Gelderland Achterhoek
Activity type
Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
Other funding
€ 27 123,00
SAVON TAIMEN OY
Finland
Net EU contribution
€ 78 960,00
Address
Aijaniementie 7
77700 Rautalampi

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Region
Manner-Suomi Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi Pohjois-Savo
Activity type
Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
Other funding
€ 33 840,00
UNIVERSIDAD DE LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA
Spain
Net EU contribution
€ 625 871,25
Address
C/ Juan De Quesada 30
35001 Las Palmas De Gran Canaria

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Region
Canarias Canarias Gran Canaria
Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Other funding
€ 51 150,00
AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS
Spain
Net EU contribution
€ 340 703,75
Address
Calle Serrano 117
28006 Madrid

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Region
Comunidad de Madrid Comunidad de Madrid Madrid
Activity type
Research Organisations
Other funding
€ 0,00
STICHTING WAGENINGEN RESEARCH
Netherlands
Net EU contribution
€ 366 750,00
Address
Droevendaalsesteeg 4
6708 PB Wageningen

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Region
Oost-Nederland Gelderland Veluwe
Activity type
Research Organisations
Other funding
€ 0,00
WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY
Netherlands
Net EU contribution
€ 366 261,25
Address
Droevendaalsesteeg 4
6708 PB Wageningen

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Oost-Nederland Gelderland Veluwe
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Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Other funding
€ 0,00
INSTITUT NATIONAL DE RECHERCHE POUR L'AGRICULTURE, L'ALIMENTATION ET L'ENVIRONNEMENT
France
Net EU contribution
€ 382 182,50
Address
147 Rue De L'universite
75007 Paris Cedex 07

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Region
Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Paris
Activity type
Research Organisations
Other funding
€ 0,00
Third-party

Legal entity other than a subcontractor which is affiliated or legally linked to a participant. The entity carries out work under the conditions laid down in the Grant Agreement, supplies goods or provides services for the action, but did not sign the Grant Agreement. A third party abides by the rules applicable to its related participant under the Grant Agreement with regard to eligibility of costs and control of expenditure.

INSTITUT NATIONAL DES SCIENCES ET INDUSTRIES DU VIVANT ET DE L'ENVIRONNEMENT - AGROPARISTECH
France
Net EU contribution
€ 67 782,50
Address
22 Place De L'agronomie
91120 Palaiseau

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Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Essonne
Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Other funding
€ 0,00
INSTITUT FRANCAIS DE RECHERCHE POUR L'EXPLOITATION DE LA MER
France
Net EU contribution
€ 222 912,50
Address
1625 Route De Sainte Anne Zone Industrielle De La Pointe Du Diable
29280 Plouzane

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Region
Bretagne Bretagne Finistère
Activity type
Research Organisations
Other funding
€ 0,00
NOFIMA AS
Norway
Net EU contribution
€ 384 706,25
Address
Muninbakken 9-13
9291 Tromso

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Region
Norge Nord-Norge Troms og Finnmark
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Research Organisations
Other funding
€ 0,00
THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH
United Kingdom
Net EU contribution
€ 337 439,25
Address
Old College, South Bridge
EH8 9YL Edinburgh

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Eastern Scotland Edinburgh
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Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
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€ 0,00
THE UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING
United Kingdom
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€ 374 947,50
Address
.
FK9 4LA Stirling

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Perth & Kinross and Stirling
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€ 0,00
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DELL'INSUBRIA
Italy
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€ 286 828,75
Address
Via Ravasi 2
21100 Varese

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Nord-Ovest Lombardia Varese
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Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
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€ 0,00
CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE CNRS
France
Net EU contribution
€ 173 038,75
Address
Rue Michel Ange 3
75794 Paris

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Region
Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Paris
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Research Organisations
Other funding
€ 0,00